That’s what he said, that what we were doing was like a bunch of ratchet little kids. Sometimes! Depends on what we’re making, I got that title from Lil Boosie. You once called your sound “ratchet music.” Is that true of where you’re going now?
Same thig with “California Love” and Dre. Ying-Yang Twins and “Get Low” alone makes him a genius. Think about all the songs Lil Jon did - those songs are classic. I’m not just spinning, anymore, I think we can all agree.ĭr. No disrespect to DJs, as I am a DJ for life, but I do so many things now.
That’s more about me just being a boss (laughs). Why did you drop the “DJ” from your stage name? He would give you amazing verses every time, but they took a long time for him to do. Nipsey took a lot of time to do his verses.
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We was working on a series of songs… we even had discussed doing our own project together. Was there ever a question in your mind about holding the song and releasing it later? He was taking about what he had coming up – he thought he had all the time in the world, for music and everything else that he wanted to do. We did that song, “Perfect Ten,” a month-and-a-half before he died. That was the last song me and him did together. What was your relationship like with Nipsey Hussle, and what is the history of this track? That’s a song that you would never expect from them. That’s why, like, on the song “On God,” I have. Same with the Migos crew - I never hooked up with them before this. This time, with this album, I wanted to connect with people that I never connected with before on a record. I went to Meek’s house when I was dead broke, before I was a name producer. Meek has always been one of my close friends, even before jail. Everything else is just ratchet and fun.Ī lot of the MCs on the album aren’t ones you hear on the dancefloor that often - like Meek Mill, although there he is, fitting in and booming on “100 Bands.” How and why did you two get together on that particular track? The edge comes from the desire to hear all of “Perfect 10” in the club. This time I really wanted all of it to be able to be played in the club, whether it was a song about a watch or love. The new album has harder kicks and rougher edges than your previous albums. I want to believe in the next artist in the same way I believe in her. Also, I want to be there for them, just like I was for her - I took off a lot of time from my own stuff to do hers. I want to sign the right ones, and give them the right amount of attention, the same that I give Ella. What’s next for your label? Any new signings on the horizon? You never what to expect from her, or us. We’ve been at that song for a while, and it finally came to life. I don’t think there is a sound that anybody should expect from her. Is the more raw edge you gave her on “Surface” (from “Perfect 10”) a sign of what her next album will sound like? As for her career, we want to just keep going up, making great songs that people love. Then again, I’ll be working on it all the time because I’ll have my studio with me while touring. She and I are going on tour, and when we’re done, we’ll get back to new music. Ella Mai is featured on “Perfect 10” and had a big look at the Grammys - what’s next for her?